Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

A few months ago brought the new book, Build For Tomorrow , by Jason Feifer , Editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine and host of the podcasts Build For Tomorrow and Problem Solvers. “My Therefore, Feifer teaches that: When in the Panic phase of change , pause when other panic. Change is coming. It cannot be stopped!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Candidly and step-by-step, with a book chapter devoted to each of the 11 strategies, Barnett teaches you how to: Regain confidence and optimism after a job loss. Score a perfect 10 interview in-person and online. Remote interviews and remote employment are not temporary solutions. Create a focused job search game plan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2014

I love teaching (and learning) and it was a pleasure to work with students, nonprofits, and faculty. And while this model is describing individual behavior, individuals make up organizations – so I think it is important for people working in organizations to understand, whether they are the executive director or the social media manager.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 6, 2011

Social media is a powerful marketing tool for businesses of all types, and it is especially useful for nonprofit organizations, which typically struggle more to reach a large audience on a tighter budget. By using Facebook, nonprofits can connect with other organizations and reach supporters. First in Education. Help foster that.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Whether you call it "data-driven", "data-informed", "evidence-based", or something else, making smarter decisions and strategies for your organization is something every nonprofit leader strives for—and what the latest issue of NTEN:Change is all about.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 14, 2024

However, recruiting and managing volunteers can be tedious, especially for smaller organizations. Rosterfy is an end-to-end volunteer management and reporting tool that helps organizations — including the National Football League (NFL) — onboard, engage, and track their volunteers. Volunteers make up a third of the nonprofit workforce.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 22, 2006

Today's transcript is from my interview with the founders of Back to Earth , an organic catering and outdoor adventure company. One of the things I've enjoyed the most about interviewing people for this podcast is seeing the similarities and connections that arise between people. I hope that you enjoy their interview.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I’m honored to be included on a panel proposed by him, along with Carrie Rice , called “ How to Conquer Technology Distraction and Burnout and Be More Present for Yourself, Team, and Organization for the 2018 Nonprofit Technology Conference. (If I had an opportunity to interview Meico about being a Mindful Techie.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

The webinar provided case studies of how one nonprofit and one library created storytelling cultures within their organizations. on how to get your organization started telling stories digitally. Blumenfeld kicked off the discussion by talking about making the transformation into a storytelling organization.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 20, 2006

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I splurged and got the interviews I've been doing for my podcast transcribed by CastingWords, so I'll be posting an interview each day this week. Yesterday I posted the transcript from my interview with Ilyse Hogue of the Rainforest Action Network. I like CastingWords overall.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2007

Britt Bravo has been selected by East Bay Area free weekly in their annual "best of" issue and while the readers' choice for best blog was the Daily Kos , the Editors of the East Bay Express selected Britt Bravo's blogs and podcasts for best of the East Bay.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

I recently posted my interview with Steve Williams, the Executive Director and co-founder of POWER: People Organized to Win Employment Rights on the Big Vision Podcast. Steve also happens to be the fiancé of Mei-ying Ho, who I interviewed last month. We started off in 1997, initially organizing welfare recipients.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 18, 2006

I met Laura at Boston Podcamp very briefly and grabbed her card so I could catch up with her for an interview for Blogher. I think that our current technology (cell phones, ipods, blogs, podcasts, blackberries, etc.) Why would a nonprofit organization need one? How do you decide which organizations to volunteer your time with?

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2007

Atlasien of Upside-Down Adoption said she was going to become involved in a local organization for immigrant rights. Her resolutions include eating local organic food, teaching her students about healthier eating options, and volunteering at a community garden. I'd like to up that number to 6. I'd like to up that number to 6.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

Recent research and teaching practice shows that the lecture is a less effective teaching tool. As part of the planning, it might be a good idea to have the slides so participants can organize their thoughts and prepare, but then transform it into an conversation by ditching the slides for the actual webinar.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Below is an edited transcript of an interview from October 11, 2008 with Cami Walker, the founder of the 29-Day Giving Challenge, which you can also listen to on the Big Vision Podcast. In the interview, Cami mentions that she is writing a book about the 29 Day Giving Challenge. Now there are organized events happening locally.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

To start off, an eLearning consultant is an individual who provides advice and guidance to help organizations create successful eLearning programs. External Consultants: These consultants are hired to work with your association for a set period of time and often work with a number of other organizations in the same capacity.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

In the introduction to Gardening at the Dragon's Gate , Wendy Johnson writes, "When the Buddha first began to teach, a magical deity visited him in the night and asked the question: The inner tangle and the outer tangle- This generation is entangled in a tangle So I ask you, Who succeeds in untangling this tangle?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

He offers courses, consulting, and coaching to transform your organization and your leadership. Nonprofit organizations have a lot of challenges relating to fundraising. Some organizations use donor perks or benefits to do this. Don’t forget the legitimizing effect of being a part of a nonprofit organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Grantees will engage in peer discussions about integrating social media effectively into their communications strategies and will learn from each other – from challenges and missteps as much as from accomplishments and wins – so success means organizations sharing both. Grantee organizations will measure what matters.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2008

The following is an edited transcript of an interview I did with her on March 25th, 2008 for the Big Vision Podcast. Britt Bravo: Can you talk a little bit about some of your programs and some of the things that the organization does? Stepping into that world after she left the organization is really very, very exciting.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

I figured it would have a better life in Cambodia since there was a presentation about podcasting. Of course, i associate with a Khmer who is working with a Chinese organization. Unfortunately, I do not have any details about that organizations, but, I???m David Saski from Global Voices contributed these $10 digital cameras.

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Forum One

AUGUST 17, 2009

My colleague Colleen and I spent weeks working closely with the three convening organizations, helping them identify key ways to share their messages and summit activities in a virtual space. Help people use the tools you've chosen - don't do it for them, but teach them how to be successful on their own.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 21, 2006

Today I am posting the transcript from my interview with Brahm Ahmadi, the Executive Director of People's Grocery. You can hear the orginal podcast on Gcast , Odeo or iTunes. Britt Bravo: Hi, welcome to the Big Vision Podcast, where we talk with individuals and organizations who are creating positive change.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 9, 2007

She said it can happen in one of two ways—either the organization is small enough that no one will notice, or has a director with such strong vision they can charm and fund the pants off of a new idea. If you search the web for the organization, you won’t get to some academic-looking page in soft blues and statistics. They play sports.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

This summer I've been interviewing the innovators behind the 21 Projects that went to the NetSquared Conference (N2Y2) this year (I'm the Community Builder for NetSquared). I was particularly touched by my interview with Deron Beal, the Executive Director and founder of the Freecycle Network , so I thought I'd share it here.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

Documentaries in the form of podcasts, mini series and limited series are all flying at us. Orca mothers teach their babies, and in the film, you can watch the people who knew Tilikum recall the way he cried for his mother when she was taken from him. Shift the way entire cultures feel about a product, organization or industry.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 24, 2009

She emphasized that when great programs are housed in bad organizations they die. She encouraged focusing on what facilitates the building of strong organizations that can house successful programs, and "raising up patterns" of what is working operationally for organizations, and disseminating that information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Earlier this week, Leslie Poston invited me to participate on her podcast on Race and Social Media along with Shireen Mitchell , Liza Sabiter , and Rahsheen Porter. Search Institute is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

Documentaries in the form of podcasts, mini series and limited series are all flying at us. Orca mothers teach their babies, and in the film, you can watch the people who knew Tilikum recall the way he cried for his mother when she was taken from him. Shift the way entire cultures feel about a product, organization or industry.

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Association TV

JANUARY 25, 2022

Documentaries in the form of podcasts, mini series and limited series are all flying at us. Orca mothers teach their babies, and in the film, you can watch the people who knew Tilikum recall the way he cried for his mother when she was taken from him. Shift the way entire cultures feel about a product, organization or industry.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 31, 2010

I talked with Anna about her new book via Skype for the Big Vision Podcast earlier in the month. You can listen to our conversation on the player below, or on iTunes , as well as read an edited transcript of the interview. I'm always interested in asking the folks who I interview, "How are you having fun and doing good?"

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 10, 2006

Last week I sat down with a former co-worker, Mei-ying Ho, who is now the Co-Director of SOUL , for an interview for my Big Vision podcast. The podcast isn't up yet, but here is a partially modified transcription of our conversation which you can also read along with profiles of other Solutionary Women on Blogher : What is SOUL?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2005

I first "met" Marshall when he left a comment on my blog about the interview with Marnie Webb. So far, I have interviewed people who I have met face-to-face or have known through my work in the nonprofit tech field. By blog coaching I mean that I teach people how to run a blog. human aspects of technology.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Their clients include companies like Blue Bottle Coffee , Numi Organic Tea , Premier Organics , and Revolution Foods. Below is an edited transcript of my Big Vision Podcast interview with Jose in late August. We interview the teams. I'm a personal believer that you can't teach someone to be an entrepreneur.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 2, 2006

This week's Solutionary woman is Viet-Ly Nguyen, a former co-worker from Streetside Stories , who I interviewed for my Big Vision Podcast last winter. Update: Viet-Ly was accepted into a teach credential program for this fall]. So, I decided that I want to be a classroom teacher, and I've applied to school.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

This year was honored to be the keynote for the Washington State Nonprofit Conference and teach a workshop at University of Washington. This book provides a simple framework for measuring impact of a strategy used by a social sector organization. That’s where I met Mary Kay Gugerty who gave me a copy of her book.

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